How to behave after hip arthroplasty: general guidelines

08 April, 2016

rules that must be followed after hip replacement:

In the first days after the operation can only sleep on his back, turn over on his side is allowed after 3 days under the supervision of medical staff and non-operated side.Sleep on the non-operated side can be two weeks after arthroplasty.

In the early days you need to avoid a large range of motion: Do not abruptly move, rotate leg, and so on. N.

Sitting on a chair or the toilet, make sure to handle the joint does not bend more than 90 degrees, you can not bend over, squat, crosslegs and throw them one on another.Sleeping preferably on high beds, chairs, too, must be high (like bar)

first six weeks after surgery, avoid taking a hot bath, giving preference to warm the soul.It is strictly forbidden for the first 1.5 - 3 months post-operative period to visit bath or sauna (to prevent thromboembolic complications).

Meals after hip replacement

After discharge and return home the patient should eat balanced.At the same time according to the doctor, it is desirable:

take certain vitamins;

watch weight;

diet to replenish iron product;

limit the intake of coffee, alcohol and excessive consumption of vitamin K.

In some cases, you need to see a doctor after surgery for joint replacement arthroplasty?

alarming symptoms suggestive of inflammation and possible complications of the rehabilitation period, can be high fever (above 38 degrees), redness of the skin around the joint, discharge from the wounds, chest pain, shortness of breath, increased joint pain, swelling.If you have these alarms should immediately contact the doctor.

In some cases, the patient after hip replacement surgery is recommended to make X-rays to pass urine, blood, that physicians can follow the process of healing.

first visual inspection is usually performed 3 months after surgery.While it turns out, as the "costs" joint and whether it is possible to load the leg completely.Next inspected - after 6 months.The purpose of this inspection - to find out whether you have osteoporosis or other bone abnormalities.The third follow-up visit held a year after the joint replacement.In the future, it is recommended to visit the doctor at least once every 2 years.Typically the prosthesis is 15 years, sometimes 20-25, then it is recommended to be replaced.

factors accelerating deterioration of the joint and lead to complications:

hypothermia, colds, leading to the inflammatory process;

weight: increases the load on the joint;

osteoporosis (loss of bone strength), which contributes to the emergence of a sedentary lifestyle, smoking, alcohol, use of steroid hormones, poor diet;